My wife suffers greatly during pregnancy and is afflicted with many illnesses, so she decided to stop having children until she recovers. Is that permissible for her?
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Question:
He says that his wife suffers greatly during pregnancy and is afflicted with many illnesses, and at that point she decided to stop having children until she recovers. Is that permissible for her, or how do you advise her? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This requires a report from doctors. If the doctors determine that pregnancy harms her, or that she is at risk of illness due to pregnancy, then there is nothing wrong with her doing what prevents conception or pregnancy, provided her husband also agrees, because he has the right to have children. If the doctors determine that she is not physically or medically able to bear children, and her husband agrees to prevent pregnancy or delay it until another time because of her health condition, then there is nothing wrong with that. However, if she prevents pregnancy without a legitimate religious reason, without a report from reliable doctors, and without consulting the scholars, then that is not permissible, because pregnancy is sought after in order to increase the Muslim community. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes.
He says that his wife suffers greatly during pregnancy and is afflicted with many illnesses, and at that point she decided to stop having children until she recovers. Is that permissible for her, or how do you advise her? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This requires a report from doctors. If the doctors determine that pregnancy harms her, or that she is at risk of illness due to pregnancy, then there is nothing wrong with her doing what prevents conception or pregnancy, provided her husband also agrees, because he has the right to have children. If the doctors determine that she is not physically or medically able to bear children, and her husband agrees to prevent pregnancy or delay it until another time because of her health condition, then there is nothing wrong with that. However, if she prevents pregnancy without a legitimate religious reason, without a report from reliable doctors, and without consulting the scholars, then that is not permissible, because pregnancy is sought after in order to increase the Muslim community. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Marry women who are fertile, for I will be boasting with you before the nations on the Day of Resurrection.
تزوجوا الولود فإني مكاثر بكم كاثر بكم الأمم يوم القيامة.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، زوجتي تتعب كثيرا في الحمل، وتصاب بأمراض كثيرة، فقررت أن توقف الإنجاب حتى تشفى، هل يجوز لها ذلك؟ — youtube.com
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